ABOUT THE JOURNAL

Aims and scope of journal

Multi-disciplinary forum for research describing: basic clinical and applied studies in biochemistry, physiology, genetics and nutrition, molecular, metabolic, psychological and epidemiological aspects of obesity and related disorders.

Impact factor

2015 Impact Factor 5.337*

Rank:
18/131 Endocrinology & Metabolism
6/78 Nutrition & Dietetics

*2015 Journal Citation Reports^® Science Edition (Thomson Reuters, 2016)

Abstracted/indexed in

BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences
BIOSIS
Chemical Abstracts
CINAHL
Current Contents Clinical Medicine
Current Contents Life Sciences
EMBASE/Excerpta Medica
MEDLINE/Index Medicus
SciSearch

ISSN and eISSN

The international standard serial number (ISSN) for International Journal of Obesity is 0307-0565, and the electronic international standard serial number (eISSN) is 1476-5497.

Editors

Editors

Richard Atkinson, USA

Richard L. Atkinson is Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Affiliate Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; Adjunct Professor of Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, University of Karachi, Pakistan; Visiting Professor of Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Executive Director of the Virginia Obesity Research Institute, Richmond, VA; and President of Obetech, LLC. As well as being Editor of the International Journal of Obesity, he is Editor of Nutrition & Diabetes, also published by Nature Publishing Group. He is Past President of the American Obesity Association, the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (now TOS), and the American Society for Clinical Nutrition. He is interested in obesity policy and has advocated for young investigator programs nationally and internationally. His recent research focuses on virus-induced obesity.

Ian Macdonald, UK

Ian Macdonald is Director of Research for the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Nottingham University. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition for the UK Food Standards Agency, President of the (UK) Nutrition Society (2007-2010) and Chair of the Finance Committee of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. He has published over 290 peer-reviewed publications and his research interests include human metabolism and dietary alterations in health and disease; fat, carbohydrate and energy metabolism in exercise, over- and undernutrition; metabolic disturbances in obesity and diabetes; metabolic and nutritional factors affecting cognitive function; and the effects of nutrients on vascular function.

Editor – Special Issues

N Dhurandhar, USA — Biography

Associate Editors

J M Brameld, UK — Biography
C Kotz, USA — Biography
D Stensel, UK — Biography

Pediatric Associate Editors

J Han, USA — Biography
A Pietrobelli, Italy — Biography

Statistical Editor

David Allison, USA — Biography

Editorial Board

J Ard, USA
J Baker, Denmark
P Balagopal, USA
H-R Berthoud, USA
M Binks, USA
E Blaak, The Netherlands
M Bray, USA
S Brethauer, USA
D Brock, USA
B Cannon, Sweden
A Dulloo, Switzerland
O Ezaki, Japan
M Faith, USA
N Finer, UK
C-E Flodmark, Sweden
P Franks, Sweden
G Goossens, The Netherlands
D Gozal, USA
F Greenway, USA
I Hainerova, Czech Republic
D Heal, UK
A Hill, UK
F Karpe, UK
P Katzmarzyk, USA
J Kirwan, USA
R Koza, USA
B Laferrère, USA
D Langin, France
C Lavebratt, Sweden
M Laville, France
M Lean, UK
N Lessan, UAE
L Moreno, Spain
C Moro, France
J-H Nam, Korea
B Oldfield, Australia
S Ozanne, UK
T Park, Korea
A Peeters, Australia
S Primeaux, USA
A Raben, Denmark
M Ryden, Sweden
A Sayegh, USA
J Sethi, UK
A Sharma, Canada
T Shenoy, India
J Stevens, USA
C Summerbell, UK
J Teske, USA
L Trasande, USA
A Tremblay, Canada
L Velloso, Brazil
T Visscher, The Netherlands
R von Kries, Germany
L Weinstein, USA
M Westerterp-Plantenga, The Netherlands
J P H Wilding, UK
D Wilfley, USA
K Wilkins, USA
J Yanovski, USA
J Ye, USA